The overall results from the 2009 SEW series have been POSTED!  Your Top 3 in each category are as follows:

Cat 1/2's 

1. Mary Mayhew (Bike Zoo)
2. Missy Petty (Giordana Clif Bar)
3. Leigh Hopkins (Vanderkitten Racing)

 Cat 3's

1.  Lisa Starmer (NashvilleCyclist.com)
2. Lisa Rodman (Globalbike)
3. Beth Travers (Team MedPlan) 

Cat 4's 

1. Parri Gilbride (unattached)
2. Erica Chard (Team Velosports)
3. Lisa Check (Team OS) 

We would just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the series this year - from racers, to our valued sponsors, and everyone in between who lent a helping hand - THANK YOU for everything you helped us do to make 2009 a success!  Our schedule will be out soon for 2010, so please keep checking the website for details.

As we look toward the 2010 season, we want to know how SEW can make women's cycling in the southeast better for everyone!  Your thoughts are appreciated, and your input is valuable, so please CONTACT US with your thoughts and feedback.  We want to make the SEW series easy for our promoters and a worthwhile mission for our sponsors, while making it fun for you as racers.

Until next season, happy training!

Halloween weekend's Psycho Cross was a "slashing" success, with over 120 riders who took on the cold, wet, and muddy conditions.  Riders came out in force (and some in costume) over the almost 1-mile long course that twisted and turned over the velodrome grounds.  Announcer Bruce Dickman did a great job calling the event - thanks Bruce!  WABE 90.1 FM Atlanta was on-hand to record some audio for their Atlanta Sounds series.  The "Blue Shoot" gave riders a chance to test their speed and handling skills, with a prize (and bragging rights) going to the rider who could beat the run-up and stay on his/her bike.  Maybe we'll have a winner next year! 

Without further adieu, your 2009 Psycho Cross women's results are:

1. Jennifer Horn
2. Krista Eckhart
3. Elizabeth Lee
4. Amy Frank
5. Beth Gearheart
6. Gwyneth Lodge
7. Amanda Komestat
8. Fyla Hopkins
9. Trish Albert
10. Alexandra Miller

And a big Congratulations to Andy Harper for winning the pink Earth 1 cruiser, donated by Jamis!  Thanks to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket, all of the proceeds went to SEW and the East Point Velodrome Association.  (photo credit: Phillip Morrissey)

Finally, thanks to everyone who came out to ride, spectate, or simply lent a helping hand to make this a great first-time event for the cycling community.  Hopefully the grounds will be re-seeded soon and we can go bigger and better for next year!

Cheers,

The Women at SEW

THIS JUST IN!!!  Due to the rain out of Thomsen, LTD. presents 'The Madison', the conclusion of the South Eastern Women's (SEW) cycling series has been switched to the first ever cyclocross race at the velodrome...Psycho Cross on Halloween, Saturday October 31st.  SEW is really excited about partnering with the Dick Lane Velodrome on this event.  It's the first event of its kind at the velodrome, and it's something that everyone can participate in...so come out and be a part of history in the making! 

Check out the flier HERE. 

The women's race starts at 3:30pm and goes for 30 minutes.  Field sizes are limited and will fill up.  Pre-registration is available on the Dick Lane Velodrome Psycho Cross website.  Also, SEW will have prizes for the women's field and raffle off the pink Jamis Earth Cruiser to one lucky ticket holder!

Halloween costumes are not mandatory for Psycho Cross...but definitely encouraged!

Due to the incliment weather this weekend, the good folks at the Dick Lane Velodrome made an executive decision to cancel the last Pro Race Series and SEW event, Thomsen, LTD. presents 'The Madison'. 

However, we here at SEW will not let the rain ruin our last race of the series!  We've committed to giving you six races this season, and that's what we're going to deliver.  Keep an eye on the website, as plans are already in the works for a make-up event for double points and lots of SEW prizes, including a pink Jamis Earth Cruiser One!

Thanks for your patience...but much like the women of the Southeast Women's Cycling series, Mother Nature is a force to be reckoned with!

The Dick Lane Velodrome will host this season's final SEW series event of 2009 in conjunction with the final Pro Race Series event: Thomsen, Ltd. presents 'The Madison' this Saturday, September 19th.  Apart from the racing excitement, we'll be raffling off a pink Jamis Earth Cruiser to one lucky ticket holder, in addition to all of the prizes from our generous DLV and SEW sponsors!

Check out the Pro Race Series website flyer HERE for the schedule. 

Just a reminder, this is the series finale for DOUBLE points!  However, there is one small catch: in order to race, you must have already taken the beginner program, or have raced on a track before. Racing on the track takes a level of bike handling skill that does not come overnight, nor does it necessarily transfer from any other cycling discipline, that's why the experience is required.  This is done for not only for your safety, but for the safety of all riders on the velodrome.  If you have any questions about whether or not you meet these qualifications, please email Jeff Hopkins at jeff@dicklanevelodrome.com.

This is a really exciting "first" for both the velodrome event itself and the SEW series, because we want to encourage women of all ability levels to try different aspects of the sport.  Please come out to the track this Saturday and join us in supporting women's racing!